When was the legislative branch established? When does the Speaker of the House become president? Where do the House and Senate differ in the lawmaking process? When is the Bill of Rights used? When may senators vote to recess rather than adjourn?
Where does the word filibuster come from? When did Clarence Thomas join the Supreme Court? When was Sonia Sotomayor confirmed? When was the Department of the Treasury created? When does the Speaker of the House become president? When was Roe v. Wade settled?
This tactic then was used by the House of Representatives in 2011. This time, it was the Republicans in the majority who used pro forma sessions to stay in session and prevent the Senate from adjourning for more than three days (as is provided in the Constitution). President Barack Obama w...
Key: Thanatopsis What does the title mean? Key: View of death What is the meter of the poem? Key: Iambic pentameter According to this selection, to whom does nature speak? To what two different human moods does nature respond? Key: Nature speaks to him who in the love of nature holds...
When does the Senate vote on the Cabinet? What happens if the Electoral College is tied? How do the Congressional terms of Senators and Representatives differ? When does a vice president become president? Who takes over if the Speaker of the House dies? When does the president get sworn in...